KY U-S Senate Race Heating Up in Democrat & Republican Camps

Lexington, KY – Republican Trey Grayson has picked up a significant endorsement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell said in a written statement that Trey Grayson "has a track record of leading by example," and called on Kentucky voters to choose him as the Republican nominee in the May 18 primary election. Grayson, Kentucky's secretary of state, faces five Republicans including political outsider Rand Paul who are seeking the GOP nomination to run for the seat of U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning. Bunning, retired under pressure from McConnell and other Republican leaders.

The complaint claims Attorney General Jack Conway "violated the public trust" by accepting campaign contributions from utility companies, their executives and lobbyists while playing a role in deciding rate hikes.Conway and Mongiardo squabbled over the issue last night during a candidate's forum on Kentucky Educational Television.